Filmmaker, President, PhotoSynthesis Productions
Ithaca, NY
Joined November 2012
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Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
If you don't know why #DorothyCotton is important, it's time to let yourself learn. Please share the trailer to help us in our grassroots effort to make this civil rights icon known, celebrated + emulated for centuries to come.
youtube.com/watch?v=3M1gA0jE…
#WomensHistoryMonth2023
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
"I don't believe I thought about the gender issues initially. I think that I evolved, I'm sure as many women did, and perhaps a few men. We were all growing and evolving into new definitions of ourselves." -Dorothy Cotton #womenshistorymonth #blackwomenshistory @MsLaToshaBrown
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
We had the honor of meeting Pastor James Lawson @JamesLawsonInst, #civilrights giant & #nonviolence activist/educator at our World Premiere @PAFFNOW who called our film "The missing piece of the conversation about the civil rights struggle in the U.S."
#blackhistory #blacklegacy
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
How can we talk about #VotingRights without talking about #DorothyCotton ? "Often times we are marginalized in our own story!" @MsLaToshaBrown vimeo.com/796698839
@RaceForward @Colorlines @votingwhileblk @BlackVotersMtr
Watch the trailer and follow, retweet, learn more!
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
The only woman within King's executive cabinet, the documentary "Move When the Spirit Says Move" chronicles her life and civil rights work. #dorothycotton #movewhenthespiritsaysmove #blackhistorymonth #civilrights @PAFFNOW #PAFF31 celebratesocializeexplore.li…
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
There is a difference. You don't have to watch.
But if you don't actually do anything about it, then you've simply looked away.
So everyone has to answer this question:
What am I gonna do about it?
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
Today we #Vote2022 . Tomorrow we keep moving, organizing, & persevering.
"We've gotta stop letting ourselves off the hook as we think about this political arena because we have government by the people of the people & for the people, but only if we make it so." -Dorothy Cotton
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
Never doubt the impact one person can have. #OnThisDay in 1849, Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and social activist, escaped from slavery.
Tubman went on to serve as a conductor on the Underground Railroad where she helped lead others to freedom.
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
Quoting President Biden yesterday about reproductive rights in America, "Your vote can make that a reality. I know it's frustrating, and it made a lot of people very angry. But the truth is this.... [The] women of America can determine the outcome of this issue.”
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
"When we decide not to have oppressive govts,those govts will fall down. When we decide people be treated w/ dignity & respect,we'll see that reflected in policy. When we decide every person has value,we'll see elimination of racism,sexism&all that keeps us apart."-LaTosha Brown
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
Just got the news that we are at a 100% fresh rating on @RottenTomatoes!
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Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
"Black people had to un-brainwash themselves from a sense of being less than that was hardwired into their psyche. What was hardwired into the psyche of white people was a sense of superiority. All of that had to be torn down." -Dorothy Cotton #pamelaMoses #freethevote
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
Will you take action on #votingrights today?
@MsLaToshaBrown
speaks on how the movement of the 60s wasn't just about the right to #vote in this short clip from our film now in production. The fight is no different today. #CivilRights are #HumanRights Pass the #VotingRightsAct !
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
"Dorothy Cotton would love the resistance springing up across our nation right now and it must continue and grow and grow." phillytrib.com/dorothy-cotto…
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
So wonderful to be back in production, spending time in conversation with colleagues and friends of Dorothy.
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
"If there was ever a time for the leadership vision and work of Black women in terms of not just protecting democracy but really shaping the future democracy I think it would be now." - @MsLaToshaBrown in “Ready Girl.”
See the 10 min film here vimeo.com/459125379!
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
"The citizenship education program was about helping people discover their power." - #DorothyCotton
To read more about the #CitizenshipEducationProgram - a powerful tool and foundation for activating agency and social change, follow this link exhibits.stanford.edu/fitch/…!
#Educate.
Deborah C. Hoard retweeted
“We need to understand that we as citizens, and as a government in any community throughout the country, have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us.”
- Former U.S. Secretary Colin Powell
#community #educate #DorothyCotton
